Ballast Nedam has signed a contract with A2SEA A/S for the use of the Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Svanen at the Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark.
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Force Energy Corp. Acquires Zoro 1 Lithium Property
The Zoro 1 property is 52 hectares in area and is located near the East Shore of Wekusko Lake in west-central Manitoba, Canada. An evaluation of historic data from the Zoro 1 lithium pegmatite was undertaken.
Continue readingShear Wind Advancing Willow Ridge Wind Farm
Shear Wind announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vindt Resources Inc. (“Vindt”) is moving forward in the development of its 100 megawatt Willow Ridge wind power project in Alberta.
Continue readingEnergy Storage Market to Reach $10 billion in 2015
The global market for energy storage solutions in the utility sector is expected to grow by 15.8% per year to over $10 billion in 2015.
Continue readingFinavera Renewables Sells Interest in Grid Connection for Ireland’s Largest Onshore Wind Power Project
The wind farm project capacity of 105MW would exceed all current onshore wind farms in Ireland and would provide enough electricity for approximately 68,000 homes.
Continue readingBoston-Power Selects Chroma ATE Inc. for Battery Formation
Chroma?s energy efficient Lithium-ion Battery Formation Solution is selected by Boston-Power for cell formation performed by precision instrumentation while saving electrical power and reducing the the CO2 footprint.
Continue readingWind power development in Kyrgyzstan
Although there has been minimal wind development activity, Kyrgyzstan has a fair potential for wind energy development.
Continue readingAcabion, a fully electric individual future mobility
Acabion claim that a 24 kWh lithium polymer battery will guarantee a range from one battery charge of 700 miles at 60 mph speed.
Continue readingAvalon Announces Engagement of SNC-Lavalin to Complete Scoping Study for a Rare Earth Separation Plant
This study will provide Avalon with an estimate of capital and operating costs, as well as identify specific criteria for site selection.
Continue readingAMSC Acquires 25 Percent Stake in Blade Dynamics
American Superconductor Corporation has acquired a 25 percent ownership position in Blade Dynamics Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of advanced wind turbines blades.
Continue readingPresident Obama On Clean Energy Manufacturing
We expect our commitment to clean energy to lead to more than 800,000 jobs by 2012. And this isn’t just creating work in the short term ? it’s helping to lay a new foundation for lasting growth.
Continue readingWind power potential tested off South Carolina coast
South Carolina alone could produce up to 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of power from its coastal and offshore wind resources using existing wind turbines technology.
Continue readingFurther improvement in wind power Nordex?s business in the second quarter
Improvement in consolidated profit to EUR 2.9 (2.3) million. Increase in order books to EUR 2.3 billion. CEO Richterich: ?Three quarters of the sales target of around EUR 1.2 billion already secured?.
Continue readingEarly and strong emission reductions are crucial
Wind energy, with its ability to provide carbon free electricity on a massive scale, is one of the most important tools that we are using today.
Continue readingWind Power Contributed 39% of All New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity in 2009
New wind power projects contributed roughly 39% of the new nameplate capacity added to the U.S. electrical grid in 2009, compared to 44% in 2008, 35% in 2007, 18% in 2006 and 12% in 2005.
Continue readingU.S.: Four States Have Surpassed 10% Wind Energy Penetration
New large-scale wind turbines were installed in 29 states in 2009. Texas again dominated in terms of new wind power capacity, with 2,292 MW installed in 2009 alone, down somewhat from 2,671 MW installed in 2008.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf and Renault Fluence ZE go head-to-head
The Leaf is largely a clean-sheet design, built as an electric car from the outset, while the Fluence ZE is a modified version of a conventional model.
Continue readingPrinceton Power Systems Chooses International Battery?s Large-Format Lithium-Ion Batteries for Next Generation Solar Generation System
International Battery announced that it has been chosen as the energy storage system provider for Princeton Power Systems? advanced renewable energy system.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables growth plans for wind power in the US receive boost with some $1,000 million of incentives
The Peñascal complex is located in Kenedy County (Texas) and comprises two wind farms: Peñascal I and Peñascal II. The facility is fitted with 168 Mitsubishi MHI 92 wind turbines, with unit capacity of 2.4 MW.
Continue readingNorth and South America Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2010
The US also had the largest installed wind energy capacity globally and the third highest solar photovoltaic installed capacity globally, after Spain and Germany.
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